I’ll be in Paris, end of week. A city I know pretty well, some parts I know as well as the city where I live. Except, I’ve not yet been there after my vision changed, so, after so many visits before, it’s a new city once more, and I’ll be going there for the first time this friday. I’ll take the M8 of course, Leica rangefinders love to photograph Paris, but I’m more curious for the sounds. What will it sound like? What will a Tabac sound like for instance, or the inside of the number 42 bus, that goes all the way from the 15th to Montmartre? I’ll find out.
paris je t\’aime - feaubourg saint denis
[I forgot to add, but I'm adding it now, how wonderfully rich the soundtrack is in giving non-visual clues; the voice over is wonderful, the bits of audio convey the repetitiveness of the central part of the film so well...and I love the fact that you can hear someone walk the street with a cane, in stead of having the standard, cliche version of that (very loud taps, I like that in a cane user: makes me think he's on cobblestones of some kind)]
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All alone? That is spannend…
no, not all alone, it’s going to be quite a journey nonetheless. D.’s looking forward to visiting all museums free and with priority (the one perk for blind people in france, that and being able to demand a seat in the métro)
I didn’t know about the free museum access. What do you have to do to get that?
I’ve heard that you get to the priority queue, and are often waved through. Also, bus drivers seem to just let you on without requiring you stamp the ticket. I’ll find out!